Andrew D. Mason is a Senior Economist in the World Bank's Latin America and Caribbean Region, where he works on poverty and social protection issues. His recent work includes studies on the expected welfare impacts of the US-Central America Free Trade Agreement, the impacts of the recent coffee crisis in Central America, and poverty and social policy in El Salvador. Mr. Mason also worked for a number of years in the Bank’s Gender and Development Group, where he focused on gender inequality and public policy. This work culminated in his co-authoring the World Bank Policy Research Report Engendering Development – Through Gender Equality in Rights, Resources, and Voice (2001).

Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. Mason worked for the Harvard Institute for International Development in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he advised Indonesian policymakers on poverty reduction as well as on trade and industrial policy reform. During his career, Mr. Mason has worked on a number of countries, including Bangladesh, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.